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Cyperaceae

Cyperus laxus Lam.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus

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Cyperus laxus (Cyperus laxus)
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Cebuano
Laxus
Chinese
多脈莎草, 多脉莎草
Swedish
Laxus
war
Laxus

Synonyms

  • Cyperus diffusus subsp. tolucensis (Kunth) Borhidi
  • Cyperus diffusus var. tolucensis (Kunth) Kük.
  • Cyperus diffusus var. umbrosus (Lindl. & Nees) Kük.
  • Cyperus homoiiria Steud.
  • Cyperus laxus subsp. laxus
  • Cyperus laxus unranked foliis-variegatis Pynaert
  • Cyperus limbatus Maury ex Micheli
  • Cyperus macrostachyus Ten. ex Boeckeler
  • Cyperus octophyllus Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Cyperus tolucensis Kunth
  • Cyperus umbrosus Lindl. & Nees

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.